Daily Network News

More News →

Weather

General, Weather

Organic farmers ponder the future of food

By
Reading Time: 3 minutes They weren’t shying away from the big issues at the recent Organic Connections conference here: one renowned sustainable farming expert declared the days of "cheap" energy to be coming to an end. "It’s not a question of exactly when we run out of oil, natural gas, or coal — it’s when it’s no longer going […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

Soy at three-week high on U.S. exports, wet Argentina

By
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. soybeans rose to a three-week high on Thursday, bolstered by strong soy product exports and forecasts for continued wet weather during the planting season in Argentina. Wheat futures were lower for the first time in eight sessions and corn shed as much as one per cent, pressured by disappointing grain exports and by profit-taking […] Read more
Livestock, Weather

Dry spots in five provinces up for livestock tax deferrals

Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government has expanded its list of designated areas into three more provinces where livestock producers are now eligible for income tax deferrals, because of the effect of dry conditions on forage yields. The deferrals, announced Thursday, are meant to allow producers to defer income tax on the sale of breeding livestock for a […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Sask. road loads raised for winter on Dec. 1

Reading Time: < 1 minute Grain and livestock truckers using Saskatchewan’s secondary-weight highways will be able to haul the same weights as on its primary highways starting Dec. 1. When highway roadbeds freeze, both primary and secondary weight highways have the same strength and can handle heavier loads without damage. Farmers and other rural-based businesses are thus among the shippers […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

Brazil seen importing more Northern Hemisphere wheat

Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazil, one of the world’s largest wheat importers, will have to turn to the Northern Hemisphere to meet demand after a weak South American harvest, the head of one of the country’s top flour milling groups said Wednesday. Brazil’s nearly-harvested wheat crop is smaller than normal as is the case in neighboring Argentina, which is […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. wheat up for seventh day on drought concerns

By
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday for the seventh straight session, the longest rally since July, as stronger U.S. export prospects and record-low crop conditions triggered a rebound from an early dip even as other commodity markets tumbled. Rising wheat prices helped lift corn futures to a narrow gain in the third day of gains, […] Read more
General, Weather

Continued decline seen in Amazon forest destruction

Reading Time: 3 minutes Brazil has something to tout at global climate change talks that began this week in Doha: destruction of the world’s largest rainforest is still slowing at a record pace. Data released Tuesday suggests destruction of Amazon woodlands has slowed to the lowest rate since monitoring began in 1988. The figures, based on Brazilian government data […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Ont. winter wheat crop seen off to good start

By
Reading Time: < 1 minute The area planted to winter wheat in Ontario was significantly higher in 2012 than in 2011, according to an official with the province’s agriculture ministry. "Favourable weather, and the early completion of the soybean and corn harvest in Ontario, allowed producers to get in the fields early," said Peter Johnson, the province’s cereal crop specialist […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. soy up on Brazil weather

By
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. soybean futures rose to their highest level in nearly two weeks on Monday as investors raised risk premiums amid concerns over dry weather in parts of southern Brazil, with prices extending their biggest weekly gain in three months. After the worst drought in half a century slashed the size of this year’s crop in […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Manitoba to build more leeway into roads’ load limits

Reading Time: 2 minutes Seasonal highway load limits that govern when Manitoba farmers can move large loads of grain or livestock may soon be based more on the actual weather than on the calendar. The provincial government said Friday it will introduce amendments to its Highway Traffic Act allowing farmers and other businesses to roll heavier trucks sooner, if […] Read more

Upcoming events

Latest Market News

More Market News →